Draft of DVD Cover

This is a very basic draft of my DVD Cover -

I intend to use the same theme throughout all pieces of the production - this is of a star filled night sky - in an attempt to create synergy between the artwork and video to that of the track title 'd'yer wanna be a spaceman' - I have attempted to do this in a very basic manner here with the use of a black background and small white dots.

Vital information such as album title and band name are present.

Draft of Extra Panel

This is a very basic draft of my extra panel -

I intend to use the same theme throughout all pieces of the production - this is of a star filled night sky - in an attempt to create synergy between the artwork and video to that of the track title 'd'yer wanna be a spaceman' - I have attempted to do this in a very basic manner here with the use of a black background and small white dots.

Again I have stuck to the conventions of existing products seen on extra panels. The leading track d'yer wanna be a spaceman's lyrics fill the page.

Draft of Back Cover

This is a very basic draft of my back cover -

I intend to use the same theme throughout all pieces of the production - this is of a star filled night sky - in an attempt to create synergy between the artwork and video to that of the track title 'd'yer wanna be a spaceman' - I have attempted to do this in a very basic manner here with the use of a black background and small white dots.

Conventionally, back covers have all of the album tracks listed - usually in chronological order and this is what I have done here.

Draft of Album Front Cover

This is a very basic draft of my album cover -

I intend to use the same theme throughout all pieces of the production - this is of a star filled night sky - in an attempt to create synergy between the artwork and video to that of the track title 'd'yer wanna be a spaceman' - I have attempted to do this in a very basic manner here with the use of a black background and small white dots.

Conventionally I have included the band name and album title - again in the fonts and colour scheme that will be seen as consistent throughout the artwork.

Draft of Magazine Advert

This is a very basic draft of my magazine advert -

I intend to use the same theme throughout all pieces of the production - this is of a star filled night sky - in an attempt to create synergy between the artwork and video to that of the track title 'd'yer wanna be a spaceman' - I have attempted to do this in a very basic manner here with the use of a black background and small white dots.

The bands name is present as it is vital information, as well as being consistent with the conventions of other successful magazine adverts - for the same reason the album title 'd'yer wanna be a spaceman' (same as track title) is underneath - in a larger sized font to show its the most important piece of information on the poster.

Below is the album's release date and further information in smaller font such as what format the album will be available on - proving I have catered for a post modern audience whom will expect to be able to perhaps download the album rather than physically purchase it.

I have deliberately kept the design very simple, almost childlike. This choice aims to connote with the lyrics of the song which are regarding our dreams as children - and the feeling of forget what it is like to be young.

DigiPak Template

Above is the template of the layout and measurments I shall be using

Ancillary Text Research And Analysis - DigiPak

After conducting research into digipaks - such as the above one of an Oasis acoustic collection I have found that they are a modern form of cd cases in the respect that they do not have have the traditional jewel case packaging and that they are made from card or heavy paper which is easily formed into a book-like case.
This has many advantages as it saves time, effort and money - in addition to being easily mainpulated into differing shapes.
This style has become more popular for artists distribution, the generic term digi-pack is a common term used to describe any soft CD packaging.
Using the digipak format however does have its cons; they can be prone to damage as they are only made out of a thin card - this also affects the safety of the cd it is protecting.
There are varying types of digipak; four, six or eight panels - I have been instructed to produce a six panel digipak for my album.